Mom, how do the gulls fly . Well, they ride on the air. Like an air car . Sort of. What are you building, jamie . Its a house, cant you tell . Yes, but you have not finished it. What did i forget . Whats this room . That is the center where i go to school. And this . That is where the computer lives and where i go to sleep and where you and daddy sleep. And where we go to swim, and where we see the ballgame. And the symphony. You left out the room where you are supposed to scrub behind your ears. Oh yeah, the back door. And theres one more, the health center. Where daddy exercises and measured . Right. How does the computer know everything . I mean like, how many times to exercise . I havent the faintest notion. That is just too much for your old mother to understand. Old . Youre not so old. I will be 44 next year. That is not so old. Not anymore. What year is it now, i forgot. Here, ill show you. 1999 a. D. More than a generation away and yet dreams travel faster than light. And even
Time for prayer, a time to think about peace. Thats true in america too. At this time of year, americans travel across the country in their cars or by airplane to be together with their families. Many americans of course came to the United States from other countries. And at this time of year, they look forward to hosting friends and family from their homelands. Most of us celebrate christmas or hanukkah and as part of those celebrations, we go to church or synagogue, then gather around the family dinner table. After giving thanks for our blessings, we share a traditional holiday meal of goose, turkey, or roast beef and exchange gifts. On new years eve, we gather again. And like you, we raise our glasses in a toast to the year to come. For the hopes for ourselves, for our families and yes, for our nation and the world. This year, future of the nation and the world is particularly on our minds. We are thinking of our nation because of the year ahead. We americans will choose our next pr
To learn about the National World war i museum and memorial built to preserve the history of what was then called the great war and to honor the americans who served. Im matt naylor. This memorial and museum is such a striking image on the kansas city skyline and what a great story goes with that. It was in 1919, soon after the november 1918 armistice that a group of Business Leaders gathered and said lets do something to honor to war dead of kansas city and create a tribute for peace. What you see behind me is the outcome of that. A Fund Raising Campaign that lasted only two weeks that raised more than 2. 5 million. The equivalent today of about 40 million. Then the people gathering here on this side in 1921 with a five allied commanders, about 100,000 people in a city of about 250,000, and then the remarkable memorial being constructed and opening with president coolidge in 1926 and the people of the Community Gathering here. At that time about 150,000 people. Said to be the largest
Liberty. The United States entered world war i on april 6, 1917 when congress voted to declare war on germany. The conflict was already in its third year. More than four million american men and women would eventually serve in uniform, and the influx of manpower changed the tide of the war, bringing it to a close in 18 months. Next, we travel to kansas city to learn about the National World war i museum and memorial, bit to preserve the history of what was then called the great war. And to honor the americans who served. Im president and ceo here at the National World war i museum and memorial. Really, this memorial and museum is such an image on the kansas city skyline, and what a great story goes with that. It was in 1919, soon after the november 1918 armistice that a group of Business Leaders gathered and said, m lets do something to honor the war dead of kansas city and create a tribute to peace. What you see behind me is the outcome of that. A Fundraising Campaign that lasted only
Liberty. The United States entered world war i on april 6, 1917 when congress voted to declare war on germany. The conflict was already in its third year. More than four million american men and women would eventually serve in uniform, and the influx of manpower changed the tide of the war, bringing it to a close in 18 months. Next, we travel to kansas city to learn about the National World war i museum and memorial, bit to preserve the history of what was then called the great war. And to honor the americans who served. Im president and ceo here at the National World war i museum and memorial. Really, this memorial and museum is such an image on the kansas city skyline, and what a great story goes with that. It was in 1919, soon after the november 1918 armistice that a group of Business Leaders gathered and said, m lets do something to honor the war dead of kansas city and create a tribute to peace. What you see behind me is the outcome of that. A Fundraising Campaign that lasted only